Germania Savings Bank v. Village of Suspension Bridge
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Kings county. Action by the Germania Savings Bank against the village of "Suspension Bridge to recover interest on four coupon bonds of $500 •each, known as “Suspension Bridge Water Bonds.” The complaint was dismissed, with $310.60 costs, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDykman, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing the ■complaint of the plaintiff with costs, entered upon the decision of a .judge after a trial at special term without a jury. The action was for the recovery of interest upon certain bonds of the defendant, and the defense was that the bonds, from which the interest coupons were cut, were never issued, and never had any inception, as such, but were stolen, and put upon the market feloniously. The trial judge, after finding the fact of the incorporation of the plaintiff, and that the defendant was a municipal corporation, and that the board of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Eastman v. . ShawNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Hall v. WilsonNew York Supreme Court · 1853
- Horton v. . Town of ThompsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Coddington v. . GilbertNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Marvin v. M'CullumNew York Supreme Court · 1822
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